It is a bubble, but ……
I sit out bubbles because I recognize them but know I never know how to get out in time. But I do know some who succeed in riding the wave while still coming out the other side
Assuming the phrasing is intentional, I love it. LoL
But taking it more seriously it has been really tempting. But if get one kid a car I need to get both kids a car to be fair. If each kid has a car I run out of excuses to not let them take it to college. It becomes a whole thing for a whole lot of money
A great use for the new sodium batteries, assuming they pan out as expected and can scale up quickly. While I still think the PHEV strategy is most appropriate for last decade before batteries were sufficiently developed, a cheaper, longer lasting battery can make them more compelling
I think Tennessee took a small step in the right direction: datacenters must pay for electrical system improvements they need. In theory no impact to the existing customers. However o believe they forgot the part about adhering to energy and pollution regulations (in case red states have any). They shouldn’t be allowed to set up coal burners for example.
Just like anything else, datacenters don’t have to be a bad thing. The bad part is our economic system letting them externalize the costs onto everyone else
Not all datacenters focus on ai. Even before ai, the US had many, many datacenters
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Trick question: You need both.
It’s not realistic to build the infrastructure first, then transition: no one could afford that. It would be a huge waste and a boondoggle.
However I do think it was well planned: even the Chinese government would be surprised at our planning…… if we had actually followed through.
In addition to the decades long transition, there was
So yes, the infrastructure would have grown with the market, more smoothly than the market alone could have. Yes American companies would have solid business advantages in new technologies. Yes, American car companies would still be relevant at that point
Maybe, but many things are increasingly efficient. Maybe energy need for most things is plateauing and flat id goud enough. You’ll just need fusion for datacenters
My company decided it wasn’t worth trying to charge for charging: it’s free! It’s only 30a level 2, but the reality is most people only take half a day and we all move our cars over lunch. Even a fairly slow charger handles two cars in a shift
I’ve never understood the gas station thing. Unless you’re along a highway, why would people stop? Charging does have different characteristics than refueling, so we shouldn’t expect the same behavior to be convenient. As hone charging and destination charging get more widespread, you never need to go to a local gas station again. Some of them may be worried about extinction, and they should be
Yeah, charging in apartments, HOAs, street parking is much less developed but it is making progress finally. Part of it is up to states to jumpstart, through building codes and incentives
I wouldn’t be able to … reliably maintain charge right now as a college student
While i’ve never seen actual data, the colleges I’ve visited were among the first “landlords” to add EV chargers. As a student, getting a campus parking pass is harder than finding charging once you do
Last year at family weekend for my youngest, I was annoyed at having to stay at a distant hotel, when those along campus had chargers
Politicians too, and reactionary streamers jumping on the outrage bandwagon. There’s so much misinformation that even many skeptical people fall for it.
Obviously there are still shortcomings, no one is claiming otherwise. But there are far fewer limits than popular culture believes, and even the most aggressive (US) mandates left decades to overcome them
Now that we’re getting a few 10 year old EVs , we see they easily have 80+% of battery health (except of course the Leaf). That’s not as good as new but you might still drive 4 hours on an old tesla
Ok, I’ve never had to wait at a supercharger. I’ve never seen a broken one. I never plan ahead for one. My cars trip planner just inserts them in navigation wherever they need to be and never plans more than 20 minutes, to stay on the steep section of the charging curve
Similar for putting chargers at gas stations. Why would you want that? Most local gas stations should be shut down as no longer needed. Charging is a little different from refueling and one of those differences means never again going to a local gas station
Part of the infrastructure funding for EVs was targeted to help landlords and HOAs. Plus my state had landlord incentives similar to those for purchasers. Yes we know those need a kickstart
The other thing is the timing. None of those mandates were immediate. Most of them were ten years or more, only affecting new cars. So we have a full decade to get chargers in more places and at least another decade where most cars were still ICE: we can do it
You can only try. My ex’s HOA did bring chargers up for a vote, but tabled it when they realized how limited the electrical service for common areas was
While I don’t know whether it would have passed, it’s a step
Ok, searching for the perfect hairy dude in a bikini in snow picture as a humorous reply, means I now have a browser history no one can ever see …… and I didnt find one that was funny
Meanwhile my kids are at college. I’ll take that two door suv because most of the year it’ll be just me. Actually I’m hoping the seats are easily removable so most of the year i can leave them out and just have a wide open cargo/dog/camping area
Speculation but …… some of the pictures are a bit awkward looking, leading me to speculate there is no real frame on the back, just the structure from the pickup cab. Maybe that “roll bar” is sufficient for back seat passengers too
What do you think of the Slate truck? While I’m not interested in a truck, the simplification and lack of gadgets appeal to me enough that I may consider it anyway
Surprisingly it is. The trip planner on my car tries to keep you on the steep part of the charging curve and has never planned more than 20 minutes.
It’s actually kind of annoying since you want to do something while waiting but it’s not long enough
I wonder the opposite: when the ai bubble pops, will it take spacex with it?